• aidan
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    2 years ago

    Compare the percent of income required for seasonings and fresh fruits from around the world now vs 200 years ago.

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      2 years ago

      That’s probably more of a function of our switch from consumption taxes to income tax.

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        2 years ago

        What’re you talking about? It’s a function of global trade lol.

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          2 years ago

          You might want to actually look into the history of global trade sometime.

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                2 years ago

                You’re just saying no learn the history of the world. That’s not an argument, you need to point to your actual criticism specifically rather than a copout